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How Do You Decide As A Neutral?

Stig
Stig Posts: 29,021
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/14/how-do-you-decide-which-football-team-to-support-as-a-neutral

Beyond the obvious what will benefit Charlton and hinder the spanners and the stripys, for me it's who are the underdogs, who plays in red, which team has supplied Charlton with the best players - or least duds.
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    edited September 2021
    Stig said:
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/14/how-do-you-decide-which-football-team-to-support-as-a-neutral

    Beyond the obvious what will benefit Charlton and hinder the spanners and the stripys, for me it's who are the underdogs, who plays in red, which team has supplied Charlton with the best players - or least duds.
    I will generally support London teams over northern opponents (Millwall and Palace aside, obvs). 

    Edit - “support” might be overdoing it, “prefer” is more like it
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    edited September 2021
    Whichever team whereby a win would create a more compelling, tight story for the ongoing season. That way it creates more games that are enjoyable as a neutral to watch.


  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    Dont really support any other teams when games are on, just want to see a good game.

    Although it helps the team that are facing Palace / Millwall
    Or if one team has an ex-Charlton player involved, yet depends whether they were a c**t or not
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    Either support the underdog, or want the team whose manager will throw a funny wobbly to lose.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    As a neutral I tend to favour the smaller side, the underdog, especially if they're likeable - play good football, nice players, nice manager etc

    Thus the likes of Barnsley when they were in the PL, and indeed us, would get neutral support, whereas the old Wimbledon wouldn't
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    Any London team over anyone else with the exception of any team over Palace and Millwall is my general rule of thumb.

    After that its supporters I have known over the years through school or work and whether I liked them or not, i.e. Newcastle and Leicester good blokes so want them to do well, Barnsley and Luton a couple of knobheads I knew so still snigger a little when they lose.     
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,730
    edited September 2021
    Generally if I’m watching a game I’ll have a little bet to give me an angle into the game . I wouldn’t support a team just because they were from London - ok maybe West Ham ( family ties ) & Leyton Orient , the rest can do one . 

    Anybody against Palace or Millwall ( but mainly Palace )  and I have an irrational dislike of Luton and Sheff Wed so anyone against them too. 

  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,256
    Away teams that have travelled furthest and are underdogs in the fixture, (including palace and millwall and occasionally even west ham as I grow older)
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Couldn't care less about how other teams get on (unless it affects our season), exceptions are:

    West Ham
    Palace
    Arsenal
    Leeds
    Liverpool
    Celtic

    Hate the above 6 with a passion.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,735
    edited September 2021
    I'll generally hope teams that my mates support do well (apart from an obvious couple).
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  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,846
    I'll generally favour the team with the most English players in the starting line up. I tend to find myself rooting for Burnley quite a lot...
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Quite often I want the team to lose who's fans will get the most upset on twitter.


  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited September 2021
    Not that bothered unless is a result that has an impact on us.

    That said, I always want Palace, Chelsea  Arsenal and Celtic to lose.
  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 390
    Prem games are all about me FF team so it's players rather than teams. I used to support the underdog but now like seeing madly mismanaged teams like Wednesday, Derby, Forest get beat. I realise that other's who look on it the same way would have looked at us as one of these teams for quite a few recent years 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Dont really support any other teams when games are on, just want to see a good game.

    Although it helps the team that are facing Palace / Millwall
    Or if one team has an ex-Charlton player involved, yet depends whether they were a c**t or not
    Absolutely no need to use such a word - please can you say Lyle Taylor in the future. 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    I want every London team to lose and lose badly 
    obviously scum and palace more than anything 


  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    The team that has the prettiest players.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    I’m quite surprised by the London bias some would have.

    Especially considering a lot of the big clubs from London are made up of players and fans that are not from London whatsoever.

    I enjoy seeing Arsenal and Chelsea lose more than I should, largely because of the level of entitlement their armchair fans have.
  • GoOnYouHaddocks
    GoOnYouHaddocks Posts: 1,044
    When I was a young'un, I would want any London club to win apart from Millwall. Over the years I've added Palace , Arsenal and West Ham to the lose list for various reasons.

    Right now, I always want Chelsea and Spurs to win, am indifferent to QPR and Fulham, and hope the others all lose.

    For some reason, I don't mind the Manc teams, Everton or Leicester, but I detest Liverpool and Newcastle.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    edited September 2021
    palace to lose, millwall to lose, hibs to lose and both the old firm to lose.

    other than that i tend to think that at least one of the twenty two starting the game is a c#nt (often for no real reason) and will pick a side that way
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  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,735
    I can't watch a televised match without inwardly supporting one of the teams.

    As an example, kept an eye on the Forest v Cardiff game yesterday & supported the Blues due to both Lyle's & Dillon's participation. 
  • RickAddick
    RickAddick Posts: 1,198
    Whoever is winning the Premier League, obviously. 
    But only if I was still eight...
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,353
    I find these days I'm just not a big football fan, Charlton absolutely all the others I just don't give a sh*t about, don't like to see the small guys struggling financially but the premier league has really put me off.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,620
    cafctom said:
    Whichever team whereby a win would create a more compelling, tight story for the ongoing season. That way it creates more games that are enjoyable as a neutral to watch.


    This. Obvious exceptions of course. I wanted Everton to win last night as they have some decent players (some who actually play for England) and wanted the top of the table to be as crowded as possible.
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,347
    Fanny Fanackapan said:
    I can't watch a televised match without inwardly supporting one of the teams.

    As an example, kept an eye on the Forest v Cardiff game yesterday & supported the Blues due to both Lyle's & Dillon's participation. 
    I’m exactly the same. If I don’t have a ‘dog in the fight’ I can get bored watching football as a neutral. 
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,347
    Question for you all, hypothetical game,  Millwall v Palace in the play off final to get to the premier league, who you supporting? 

    Years back when it was palace v West Ham in the play off final, that was a bad day for me. Despise them both, couldn’t decide who I hated most. Plumped for palace in the end as at the time I hated west ham slightly more, and palace won, but it was bittersweet 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,028
    MillwallFan said:
    Question for you all, hypothetical game,  Millwall v Palace in the play off final to get to the premier league, who you supporting? 

    Years back when it was palace v West Ham in the play off final, that was a bad day for me. Despise them both, couldn’t decide who I hated most. Plumped for palace in the end as at the time I hated west ham slightly more, and palace won, but it was bittersweet 
    You lot, no contest.
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    MillwallFan said:
    Question for you all, hypothetical game,  Millwall v Palace in the play off final to get to the premier league, who you supporting? 

    Years back when it was palace v West Ham in the play off final, that was a bad day for me. Despise them both, couldn’t decide who I hated most. Plumped for palace in the end as at the time I hated west ham slightly more, and palace won, but it was bittersweet 
    Palace all day.  I live amongst no palace fans in blackfen/welling area, I’ve millwall mates, and my go-to is “come back when you’ve seen your team win against Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal etc in the PL”. So easy to answer that.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    MillwallFan said:
    Question for you all, hypothetical game,  Millwall v Palace in the play off final to get to the premier league, who you supporting? 

    Years back when it was palace v West Ham in the play off final, that was a bad day for me. Despise them both, couldn’t decide who I hated most. Plumped for palace in the end as at the time I hated west ham slightly more, and palace won, but it was bittersweet 
    With us in the third tier, palace.

    with us in the prem, Millwall 
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    Stig said:
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/14/how-do-you-decide-which-football-team-to-support-as-a-neutral

    Beyond the obvious what will benefit Charlton and hinder the spanners and the stripys, for me it's who are the underdogs, who plays in red, which team has supplied Charlton with the best players - or least duds.
    Man City.  I’m done with this shit, I want in on the glory hunter scene.

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